Stocking-supporter



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SARAH J. SCHACK, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

STOCKl'NG-SUPPORTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 367,448, dated August 2, 1887.

(No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SARAH ,It Sor-TACK, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, ,and a citizen of the United States, have invented a new and uselul Improvelnent in StockingASupporters, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, iu Which- Figure l is a front elevation. 3 illustrate the manner of using the supporter, which in these iigurcs is shown in perspective.

Thelcading object ofmy invention is to provide a cheap and efficient stoeking-supporter, which can be easily used, and the use ofwhich will not materially injure the stocking, which I accomplish as illustrated in the drawings, and hereinafter fully described.

That which I claim Aas new will be pointed ont in the claim.

In the drawings, A represents my stockingsupporter, which may most easily be made from sheet metal. Its distinguishing features are a large central opening, a, and two lateral projections, b b', at the lower end.

c, Figs. 2 and 3, represents an elastic strap secured to the upper end of the supporter. B (in the saine figures) represents a stocking. In use the upper end of the strap c is to be secured as desired. The stocking can be securely connected with the supporter by first passing a portion, d, ofthe upper edge of the Figs. 2 andV -analogous purposes.

I do not*l claim as my invention the construe tion shown and described in Letters Patent of the United States to Thomas Vhite, No. 291, 252, dated January 1,1381, nor that shown and described in Letters Patent of the United States to Rodney S Vllard, No. 356,861, dated February l, 1887.

/Vhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A stockingsupporter, A," provided with a large central opening, a, and with two lateral projections, b b', at the lower end and on opposite sides thereof, as shown and described, and for the purpose specified.

SARAH .I. SCIIACK.

Vitiiesses:

O. W. BOND, ALBERT H. ADAMs. 

